A Danish man who worked in a European institution in Dublin has been found dead in Jamaica.
Henrik Litske (49) came to Dublin to work at the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in Loughlinstown in 1988.
He was on holidays in Jamaica when his body was discovered early on Wednesday morning. People going to work on a sugar estate at Frome, Westmoreland, noticed a partially submerged car in Crane river. Mr Litske's body was found floating beside the partially-opened driver's door.
He had sustained a serious head wound. The car windscreen and the back window were shattered, according to a report in the Jamaica Gleaner. It said that there were blood stains on the bank of the river and investigators believed that there may have been a fight which led to his death - before he and the car were pushed into the river.
A man was arrested and detained at the weekend in connection with the death. Police were also looking for a woman who was seen in Mr Litske's company on the night before he was found dead.
Mr Litske travelled to Jamaica a couple of times a year and had arrived for a holiday last Sunday. He was reportedly staying with friends in the Grange Hill area of Westmoreland and was last seen on Tuesday night.
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions issued a statement paying tribute to Mr Litske.
"It is with very great sadness that the foundation has learnt of the tragic and sudden death of its esteemed colleague Henrik Litske," the statement said.
"The foundation has lost a respected colleague, a most valued researcher and a recognised team member. His colleagues mourn his sudden and untimely death and extend their deepest sympathy to his family and friends."
Mr Litske came to work for the foundation as an expert on health and safety.
He was one of the initiators of the first European Working Conditions Survey. His latest project was about living conditions in rural Europe.
